Bull subfertility is associated with low levels of a sperm membrane antigen

Molecular Reproduction and Development

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 57-65

  Parent, Sophie ^a   Lefievre, Linda ^b   Brindle, Yves ^c   Sullivan, Robert ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b Centre de Recherche en Biologie de la Reproduction   (Canada)

^c Centre d'Insémination Artificielle du Québec   (Canada)

^d LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bovine; Epididymis; Fertility marker; Protein; Spermatozoa

Indexed keywords

MEMBRANE ANTIGEN; PROTEIN P21;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIGEN ANTIBODY COMPLEX; ANTIGENICITY; ARTICLE; CATTLE; EPIDIDYMIS; MALE; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SUBFERTILITY;

EID: 0032889936     PISSN: 1040452X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2795(199901)52:1<57::AID-MRD8>3.0.CO;2-U     Document Type: Article

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